The Halifax Resolves-
The British attempt to incade the province convinced many NC people that their problem could not be settled that peacefully. In April 1776, the Provincial Congress decided that the whole province should follow the example of Mecklenburg County. On April 12, 1776, the provincial Congress passed the Halifax resolves which put together all the feelings about liberty and freedom that North Carolinians had been discussing for years. The Resolves authorized the delgates in Philadelphia to join other colonies in seeking independance. NC became the first of the 13 colonies to endorse the independance movement. In July 1776, William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn were the 3 NC people who signed the Declaration of Independance. Within months it was read publicy in every courthouse of NC. The Mecklenburg Resolves-
The Mecklenburg Resolves stated that because of British aggression, "The king's commissions" were "null and void." Local leaders were diredcted to elect new leaders themselves. As cheering residents realized, this amounted to Mecklenburg being "free and independant" of British authority. Laters, mecklenburg residents counted their "years of liberty" from 1775 and what came to be called the "The Meckenburg Declaration of Independance" The date it was said to have been signed was May 20, 1775 and wasfar after included in NC's State Flag.
Declaration of Independance-
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continential Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen american colonies then at war with Great Britian regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British. It is celebrated on July 4, the day the Declaration was approved by Congress.
The Halifax Resolves-
The British attempt to incade the province convinced many NC people that their problem could not be settled that peacefully. In April 1776, the Provincial Congress decided that the whole province should follow the example of Mecklenburg County. On April 12, 1776, the provincial Congress passed the Halifax resolves which put together all the feelings about liberty and freedom that North Carolinians had been discussing for years. The Resolves authorized the delgates in Philadelphia to join other colonies in seeking independance. NC became the first of the 13 colonies to endorse the independance movement. In July 1776, William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn were the 3 NC people who signed the Declaration of Independance. Within months it was read publicy in every courthouse of NC.
The Mecklenburg Resolves-
The Mecklenburg Resolves stated that because of British aggression, "The king's commissions" were "null and void." Local leaders were diredcted to elect new leaders themselves. As cheering residents realized, this amounted to Mecklenburg being "free and independant" of British authority. Laters, mecklenburg residents counted their "years of liberty" from 1775 and what came to be called the "The Meckenburg Declaration of Independance" The date it was said to have been signed was May 20, 1775 and wasfar after included in NC's State Flag.
Declaration of Independance-
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continential Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen american colonies then at war with Great Britian regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British. It is celebrated on July 4, the day the Declaration was approved by Congress.
Magazine Article-